Rated
RBS 2019
- Standard
- CAR
- Methodology
- ARB-US-FOREST (California Air Resources Board)
- Registry
- CAR-1381 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- United States
- Credit type
- Improved Forest Management - ARB Compliance
- Developer
- Sierra Pacific Industries
CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives RBS 2019 (CAR-1381) 7.1 out of 10 (high confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 31 Oct 2026. The analysis read 13 of the 15 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.
Assessment
Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.
Findings
Evidence
Eligibility & market
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Airlines (CORSIA)
No CORSIA label on the registry
Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
No ICVCM information
No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.
Removal or reduction
Carbon removal
Takes CO₂ out of the atmosphere — the only type that can neutralise residual emissions in an SBTi net-zero claim.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits
Paris Agreement (Article 6)
No Article 6 authorization
No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.
Credit VintagesExhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,687,611 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 238,195 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 358,072 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 216,719 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,500,597 | 0 | 0 |
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CarbonMeld (2026). RBS 2019 (CAR-1381): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 31 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/rbs-2019/.
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